beginners guide to D-Day

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air losses at the start of turn 4

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unit losses at t4




from the loss of Caen for the Axis

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start of t4 positions in France

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start of t4 positions in Italy

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end of turn positions France

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end of turn positions Italy

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ground losses at the start of T5

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air losses at the start of T5

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unit losses at the start of T5

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positions at the start of T5 in France

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positions at the start of T5 in Italy

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end of turn positions France

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end of turn positions Italy

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ground losses

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air losses

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units losses or removed from play, withdrawn etc or destroyed

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positions at the start of T6 in France




as you can now plainly see, a bridgehead and inland route has been made and enlarged each turn, with little chance of being now pushed back into the sea, it's all about, resting given attacking units and bringing in supplies and more fresh units, as you can see with air use, it's now gone slightly less active, as a mad rush to cover., then support with now just giving air cover and overall control of the skies and keeping the axis air-force bottled up and in use elsewhere and not where it wants to be, over France etc[;)]

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positions at the start of T6 in Italy




with Italy being almost the same as my last AAR, coastal attacks, with middle of the land mass for faints and probes only, as the terrain isn't good for anything other than holding ground, so i don't attack it, and wait for the Axis forces to withdraw as soon as i push hard on both coastal roads, with trying to force a breakout, without throwing troops away into daft head on attacks and making Italy a bloodbath and troop black hole...

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positions at the end of T6 in France, so as shown below that's my plan, but as in all planning, as soon as the first combat happens, it doesn't always mean you have to either stick to a given plan, but wait and look what has happened and amend your plan to suit a given result, this way you aren't ridged and more flexible and can switch targets and direction at will




a very tough nut to crack, not only is the terrain against you, look at the amount if units stacked, so it's hard to pull back units from the line and rest and bring up newer units, as atm you don't have the space

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positions at the end of T6 in Italy




so it's reform a new line or be flanked and surrounded, and yes they will pull back and reform, sorry i can't do the same in France, but i don't yet have the frontage to bring all my units to bare until i get a break out, Italy atm is the main advance, while France is a hard slog...